Eddie Moloney - the 'gentleman of Irish trad'

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FRANKIE GAVIN'S first taste of performing in front of an audience was in Corrandulla Town Hall, playing tin whistle, and standing beside him was the man who saw the potential in the youngster - the fiddler and flautist Eddie Moloney.

Take That live via Satellite @ The Eye

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

TAKE THAT'S concert at the O2 in London tomorrow will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark at 8pm and fans are advised to arrive early.

The Willis Clan - keeping the tradition going

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE WILLIS Clan, the multi-talented Nashville siblings, aged between 13 and 23, who play American folk, roots, country, and Celtic music, will play Galway as part of a nationwide tour.

Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

LOUIS DE PAOR, Eamonn Wall, and Alan McMonagle are among the writers reading at the Over The Edge Writers’ Gathering at the Galway City Library on Thursday June 25 at 6.30pm.

DJ legend Nicky Siano to DJ @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

NICKY SIANO, the man who, in many respects, invented the art of DJing, pioneering many of the styles and techniques DJs use today, and who has been cited among the '100 People who Changed New York', by New York magazine, is coming to Galway.

GIAF does a Willy Wonka with Golden Ticket offer

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

A Golden Ticket, giving admission to all 68 shows at this year's Galway International Arts Festival, was launched this week to coincide with the opening of the festival box office.

Spy-Fu - single launch @ The Loft

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

GALWAY BAND Spy-FU launch their debut single 'Gold Standard', showcasing their mix of sweet melodies, anthemics, and thumping indie rock, with a gig in The Loft tomorrow at 9pm.

Macnas to headline Lithuanian capital’s culture night

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

Macnas will take to the streets of the Lithuanian capital Vilnius tomorrow night where it will stage its street theatre show Whose Kingdom Is This Anyways?

Brazilian Festa Junina to be celebrated in Galway

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FESTA JUNITA, the fourth annual celebration of traditional Brazilian music, food, and culture, takes place in The Claddagh Hall, this Saturday, from 9pm.

Brendan Shine to play Town Hall

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

BRENDAN SHINE, the man behind songs like 'I'm a Savage for Bacon and Cabbage' and 'Do Want Your Auld Lobby Washed Down?', not merely a hit, but a phenomenon in the Ireland of 1979, is coming to Galway.

The Doors' tribute @ Monroe's Live

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

NA DOIRSE, the Irish tribute band to The Doors, will bring the legendary LA band's dark-psychedelia and haunted blues to Monroe’s BackStage Bar on Friday July 3 at 9pm.

Choral concert in St Nicholas'

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

THE MORNINGTON Singers, the award winning, 35-member choir from Dublin, will be in concert in St Nicholas' Collegiate Church on Saturday June 20 at 8pm.

John C Reilly to appear at Galway Film Fleadh

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

JOHN C REILLY, the American actor best known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Anchorman 2, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wreck It Ralph, and Chicago, for which he received an Oscar nomination, is coming to the Galway Film Fleadh.

Galway artist Blooms to support Ellie Goulding

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

BLOOMS, THE London based Irish indie-electro pop solo project of Galway woman Louise Cunnane, has been announced as the special guest to Ellie Goulding, who plays Live at the Marquee, Cork, on Wedenesday June 24.

Submissions now open for Sky Road TV & Film Festival

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

THE SECOND Sky Road TV & Film Festival returns to Connemara from October 9 to 11 and this week saw submissions open for the feature film and short film categories.

Tracy Bruen to play Mná Mná and Body & Soul

Tue, Jun 16, 2015

TRACY BRUEN, the multi-talented Galway indie-folk singer-songwriter will play the Mná Mná night in the Róisín Dubh this week and the Body & Soul festival this weekend.

Cinema review: Jurassic World

Films Reviews Mon, Jun 15, 2015

THERE IS a scene in the beginning of Jurassic Park, when we go through the huge iconic gates and the John Williams score kicks in, and if the hairs on the back of your neck don't stand up, I’m afraid, we can never be friends.

'Somebody is enjoying putting obstacles in my way'

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

"Man plans, God laughs" is an old Yiddish proverb, the equivalent of "the best laid plans can come undone", but who undoes them? Does the fault lie with the person making the plans or does God, fate, or some predetermined outcome decide that sometimes, things just will not go your way.

Take That live @ IMC Galway

Thu, Jun 11, 2015

TAKE THAT play London’s O2 arena on June 19 and Galway fans will be able to see the concert when it is broadcast live to the IMC Galway.

Album review: PINS

Music Reviews Thu, Jun 11, 2015

PINS' DEBUT Girls Like Us made many friends for the Manchester quartet, but the album was more a demonstration of their latent potential rather than a full realisation of it. Two years later and it's a different story.

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